Personally I think that guys who go to the factory every day and pull double shifts three times a week, who drag themselves out of bed on Sunday to take the wife and kids to church when they'd rather be fishing, who stay with their wives when they are bitched at and complained about every day, who don't drink up all the money, and who spend time with their kids when they are dog tired deserve a tax break.
Sure it takes bravery to rush out in the face of certain death before the enemy but it takes a lot more to do what is right every day for 30 years.
My 2 cents worth.